This data comes from the CFPB Consumer Complaint Database and reflects consumer complaints, not proven violations.

CFPB complaint data Grade B 23 complaints

PLS Group, Inc - Debt Collector Complaint Profile

CFPB complaint profile across 9 states, reputation grade B.

Complaints by issue type

What consumers report about PLS Group, Inc

complaints
Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
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Data updated September 2026

CFPB complaint disposition

CCDB record pls-group-inc PLS Group, Inc

Grade B · 23 CFPB filings · 96% timely · lead issue: Communication tactics

  • VOL 23
  • GRADE B
  • 12MO 0
  • STATES 9
  • TIMELY 96%
  • DISPUTE 0%
  • ISSUE Communication tactics
  • RANK #1,782
  • COMPOSE Not ranked

Volume peers

Nearest volume peer: Acceptance Solutions Group, INC (23 complaints)

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CFPB complaint volume neighbourhood (this collector + nearest volume peers)

PLS Group, Inc's 23 CFPB complaints sit next to Acceptance Solutions Group, INC on the volume neighbourhood; peer NAMES stay, and disposition VALUES are this collector's. Grades compare collectors to each other - a complaint is a filing, not a proven violation. How to read a complaint count →

How the 23 complaints break down

Every complaint issue type on record for PLS Group, Inc, not just the top ones shown above.

Reputation score breakdown

B
Composite reputation score
67.7/100
PLS Group, Inc

Blends complaint volume, timely-response rate, dispute rate, and recent trend from the CFPB Consumer Complaint Database into one comparable 0-100 score. Not an official CFPB rating and not a finding of wrongdoing — see methodology for the exact formula.

Complaint volume D
23
Fewer complaints relative to graded peers scores higher; volume reflects footprint as much as conduct.
Timely response A
96%
Share of complaints answered inside the CFPB’s 15-day window.
Dispute rate A
0%
Share of company responses the consumer disputed as inadequate; lower is better.
Recent trend B
Falling
Whether the last 12 months of complaints are rising, stable, or falling vs the prior period.

State-heavy filing map

34.8% of PLS Group, Inc's CFPB filings land in Texas

Concentration is computed from this collector's company_states rows only, not a national baseline. Corpus placement method.

Dominant state
Texas 34.8%
8 of 23 filings · 9 states touched
Seasonal peak
2018-02 13.3%
8–15% band · 2 filings
Corpus ranks
#1,782 volume
Composite not ranked (fewer than 200 complaints)
Volume rank among 5,420 collectors

How does PLS Group, Inc compare to its peers?

How does PLS GROUP, INC compare? Versus a similar-volume peer and the national average (collectors with ≥50 total complaints), drawn from 10 collectors with a comparable complaint count
PLS GROUP, INC National average
Complaints (last 12 mo)lower is better
0
0
268
Timely-response ratehigher is better
96%
11%
91%
Consumer-dispute ratelower is better
0%
0%
19%

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database.

Response speed vs. dispute rate, among similar-volume collectors

Timely response and dispute rate track only weakly together nationally (r=0.22 among collectors with 5+ complaints): answering promptly does not reliably buy PLS Group, Inc a lower dispute rate.

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 8 entities by Timely response rate (%) (X) and Dispute rate (%) (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Responsive but disputedSlow & disputedResponsive & trustedSlow but undisputed 0%20%40%60%80%100% 0%10%20%30%40% Timely response rate (%) Dispute rate (%) PLS Group, Inc vs. 7 similar-volume peers, by response speed and dispute rate PLS Group, IncNPS GROUPRhojo Enterprises, LLCMidwest Acceptance Corp.Scherr & McClureManhattan Beach Venture, LLCLoan Science, LLCSpringer Collections Inc.
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

PLS Group, Inc's complaint volume in context

PLS Group, Inc vs all collectors by complaint volume

Where this collector's total CFPB complaint count sits among every tracked debt collector (volume, not a quality ranking)

23 67th percentile higher than 67% of 5,420 collectors

0–20: 3,504 collectors (65%). Below this entry. 20–40: 565 collectors (10%). This entry sits in this band. 40–60: 260 collectors (5%). Above this entry. 60–80: 163 collectors (3%). Above this entry. 80–100: 112 collectors (2%). Above this entry. 100–120: 63 collectors (1%). Above this entry. 120–140: 67 collectors (1%). Above this entry. 140–160: 53 collectors (1%). Above this entry. 160–180: 42 collectors (1%). Above this entry. 180–200: 55 collectors (1%). Above this entry. 200–220: 536 collectors (10%). Above this entry. PLS Group, Inc 0 220 tracked debt collectors, bucketed by value

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Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database · September 2026

Complaint Trend (24 months)

Falling ↓
2017-02 2025-02

Issue Detail Breakdown

Issue Complaints
Communication tactics
7
Disclosure verification of debt
4
Improper contact or sharing of info
4
Attempts to collect debt not owed
3
Taking/threatening an illegal action
2
False statements or representation
1
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
1
Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly
1

Where do complaints against PLS Group, Inc come from?

PLS Group, Inc's own per-state count, not a national baseline.

Top states by complaints against PLS Group, Inc

Across 9 states with at least one filing

complaints
Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

Compare beyond geography

Nationwide peers by volume & timely response

Two PlainCollector-derived comparison paths for PLS Group, Inc: nearest all-time CFPB complaint volume and nearest CFPB timely-response rate among collectors with at least 100 logged complaints. State breakdowns above stay geographic; these neighborhoods vary by metric.

Similar filing volume

Nearest collectors by total CFPB complaints. This record: 23.

4 peers

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Data sourced from the CFPB Consumer Complaint Database. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainCollector

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